A woman worked at a hospital as a benefits coordinator. She had no patient care responsibilities or

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A woman worked at a hospital as a benefits coordinator. She had no patient care responsibilities or direct contact with patients. A number of years ago, her daughter had a sever reaction to a flu shot and was subsequently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The daughter eventually died from problems with the medication that she took for her condition. Any relationship between flu shots and developing multiple sclerosis is a disputed matter, but a neurologist who treated the daughter said that the disease could have been triggered by the vaccination. The woman never received a flu shot during over twenty years of employment at the hospital. However, the hospital decided to change its policy and require that all hospital employees get a flu shot each year. Only employees who had specific allergies and known adverse reactions to flu shots were exempted from the requirement. Her doctor strongly advised her to not get a shot and wrote a letter in support of that position. However, the woman’s request for an exemption was denied. She was terminated after refusing to get a flu shot. She filed for unemployment insurance and the hospital contested her claim. What should the court decide? Why?  

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